The Railway and Marine News issue from November 1914 started their story of the Tahoma as follows: “Reading like a romance of the sea is the graphic story of the rescue of the officers and crew of the USRC Tahoma, as told by Purser H C McDowell of the SS Cordova of the Alaska Steamship Company. Mr. McDowell is a well-known employee of the company and his paper was merely a report to the officials of the company….Purser McDowell little dreamed when he wrote the report that he was producing a valuable addition to the literature of the sea.”
Ship Name: USRC Tahoma
Year Built: 1908
Nationality: United States
Tonnage: 1215
Ship Type: Steal Hulled Steam Ship
Year Wrecked: 1914
Location Wrecked: Reef 55 Miles West of Kiska Island, Alaska
Reason For Wreck: Uncharted Reef
Lives Lost: None
Sources:
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Keowee Courier September 30th, 1914
https://newspaperarchive.com/juneau-alaska-daily-empire-oct-13-1914-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-inquirer-sep-27-1914-p-10/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-dc-washington-evening-star-sep-29-1914-p-7/
https://newspaperarchive.com/brookhaven-semi-weekly-leader-dec-05-1914-p-3/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-times-sep-22-1914-p-4/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-dc-washington-evening-star-sep-22-1914-p-8/
https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2336113/tahoma-1909/
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